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Roberto Martinez has revealed Everton have agreed a deal with Norwich City over the sale of Steven Naismith – but says the decision will ultimately be left to the player.

And the Blues boss also confirmed the approach for Leeds United youngster Sam Byram but warns there could be “a long gap” before any possible transfer is completed.

Norwich resurrected their interest in Naismith this month, with the £8million bid rejected towards the end of the summer transfer window still on the table.

That has prompted reported interest from a number of rival Premier League clubs, with Swansea City boss Alan Curtis this week publicly expressing his admiration for the player.

But Martinez said: “There has been no approach (from Swansea). There has been another Premier League club that has made a lot of progress in that respect.

“Everything is more or less agreed in terms of a possible transfer.

“But the situation with Steven Naismith is that he has a knock on his ankle, and that's why he hasn't been involved (lately).

“At the moment, the priority is to see Steven fully fit and available and then probably we will have a sitdown and decide the next step.”

Everton action Sam Byram in action for Leeds against Birmingham

Asked if the decision was in Naismith's hands, the Blues boss responded: “It is up to a point, but it has to be right for everyone.

“We are open to the Steven Naismith situation because in the last days of the previous window it's an open secret Steven wanted to know about is future, and at that time we couldn't replace him and it wasn't right to do that.

“That's been there since day one on January 1. It's never been a question of welcoming approaches and offers, it's making sure we sit down with the player and he's clear with the next step of his career.

“The promise was we would review it in the next window and see how he is. Steven is in a position where he hasn't played as much as he would have liked as a senior player.

“It's only fair and honest that we review the situation and then a decision is made.

“It's very much in the player's hands to be able to make the right call.”